Dairy Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

As most of you know, I recently had a darling baby boy. You may not know that he has a milk/soy protein intolerance and gets extremely gassy and fussy when he gets even a small amount of either. Since I'm breastfeeding that means that I have had to cut dairy and soy from my diet in addition to the many foods I'm already avoiding for my allergies. My diet is so limited and it is really hard because I love food. Especially cheesy, creamy food.

In an attempt to help me feel less restricted and satisfy my sweet tooth I tweaked some recipes and made some yummy oatmeal raisin cookies without dairy(butter). It turned out really well and even though I'm generally a butter purist when it comes to baking, I didn't miss it at all!

Important things to note for this recipe: while some kinds of cookies can get away with just dumping everything in and mixing, oatmeal raisin isn't one of them. It is important to mix the batter-ish portion first & then mix in the oats and raisins. Otherwise it will be super difficult to get mixed enough and you'll get dry clumps. Also, if you use coconut oil like I did you will need to form your cookies into balls before chilling any extra dough. When you refrigerate coconut oil it gets hard and the same goes for the dough. It will not be scoopable after it's been in the fridge for more that 45 minutes.

These cookies are also chewiest and best if you pull them out of the oven when the outside is golden brown and the center is still doughy then let them set up for a couple minutes on the cookie sheet. You must let them set for at least one minute or they will not hold any kind of shape.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup sugar

2/3 cups brown sugar

1 cup soft coconut oil(may substitute with butter or another oil if desired)

1 tablespoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups rolled oats

1 cup raisins

Directions

Preheat oven to 375*F. Beat sugar , brown sugar, and oil together in a large bowl until fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs and mix well. Add flour, baking soda, spices, and salt and mix until well combined. Next stir in oats and raisins.
Place rounded tablespoons a couple inches apart on baking sheet.
Bake for 6-8 minutes until edges are golden brown(center will still be doughy). Let set on cookie sheet for a couple minutes before removing to a cooling rack or plate.
Scoop any remaining dough into balls and refrigerate or freeze in a bag.

And that's it. All you have left to do is enjoy the chewy yumminess! Let me know how it turns out for you in the comments!

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